School Committee Meeting Notices (H 5894, Article 12)

The General Assembly, in an effort to ease the financial burden on school districts, has eliminated a requirement that districts post advance notice of school committee meetings in newspapers.

The General Assembly, in an effort to ease the financial burden on school districts, has eliminated a requirement that districts post advance notice of school committee meetings in newspapers. Under the new law, notices need only be posted on the internet. The ACLU testified against the proposal, asking legislators to take into account the “digital divide” between households that have internet access and those that do not.